The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-06
A NIGHT WITH TRAIN ROBBERS.
n Drumimer's Experience with Texas Out
laws.
tFrom the Atlanta Constitution.)

laws.
(Erom the Atlanta Constitution.)
"Has the morning paper anything
about the capture OF those Texas train
robbers?" said n guest at the kimbau
yesterday morning to his neighbor who
was burying himself in the morning
paper.
'Guess not was the careless reply.
81 don't see nothing about it,"
"Because, you see" said the inquirer,
apologctlcally, 81 feel n little personal
interest in those fellows. l I'M on my
way back there now, and hope to re-
cognize some Of EN- when | get to the
jails whore they have the suspected men
confined"
"Recognize them?" SAID thencwspaper
reader, lowering his paper and looking
curiously at the speaker.
eyes" he said, touching the top Of
his head carelessly.
81 WAS on the train, and got a pretty
rough introduction to them. / don't
care to try the experience again, though,
l confess, [ would be rather glad to re-
new the acquaintance under other cir
cumstances if | could recognize them
among the captured men,"
The paper Went down on the table,
and the reader aud all those seated al
the table were attention.
"You see," he continued, encouraged
by the interested attention of the yet
breakfastless group, sit was in the
night, and We had all retired in the
sleeping car. After we passed San An
tonic on the way to Fort Worth L drop
ped off to sleep. The next thing l knew
/ was awakened by loud voices. / found
the car dark and the train still. [ soon
l....-1 lI % Ill. II.A H., an,-o .,I -
of the berths just adjoining me were be-
ing robbed. [ tumblcd at once to the
situation and began to hustle to hide my
money and watch. | was just in the act
of slipping them under the mattress
when [ heard one of the robbers say,
rip it OPEN, which showed that they
were doing their work lcisurcly and
thoroughly. So | concluded it was use
less to hide IL there. | reached over by
the window and found a little crack lust
at the side of the bed and | showed my
watch and roll of bills down there. Then
| slipped my pants under the pillow to
give the robbers Il chance to go through
them. There were q couple of silver
dollars and some change in the pocket.
just as | did this, however, it occurred
to me that il they found SO little as that
they would think | had more somewhere
else. SO [ reached over and pulled Il
bill off my roll and stuck it in the
pocket, and settled myself as though
was asleep. When they came l didn't
wake at first, and when | did | started
up as though just walked out Of a sleep,
and asked what was the matter. Thcr
one of them hit me whack over the head
with n revolver and told me to wake III
and get out your money in a hurry. !
made some little show of protest and
gave up my little pile III my brooches
pockets with Il good deal of g%rumbling.
The leader, who by the way was Il rather
fine looking fellow, and evidently n per-
son of good education, said: "WhCre's
the rest of it? You're a drummer, amt
you? You drummcrs always have plen-
ty of money! i said: chats where you
are mistaken, captain. We sell the
goods, but don't collect the bills. We
never have any money. Now, captain,
continued for effect, cant you give
me back those two silver dollars and not
leave me without absolutely any money?
'Oh, we are not making change tonight,
he answered, as he passed on to the next
victim. AS he finished up the car anJ
came back he stopped at my berth agar
and said: How do you feel now, part
ner?' 1 answered that ] felt pretty well
We'll, good night said he with a laugh
Il hope to meet you again When the,
went out | pulled out my watch and roi
and found that | was only out lively,
dollars and n few cents over. Most O
the people on the train lost all thei
money, watches and diamonds"
"Would you know the men if yol
should sec them again?"
Undoubtedly. They wore no mask,
and the lights they carried enabled m,
to see them distinctly, especially til,
leader, and a fine looking follow he wa
too.
The gentleman whose rather s~tartlin;
experiences had furnished the theme fol
breakfast table gossip left shortly after
wards for Texas, where he goes for th,
purpose of identifying, if possible, tin
men now under arrest.
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